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Turtaios van Sparta as ‘betrokke’ digter

Author(s) -

W. J. Henderson

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

literator

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2219-8237

pISSN - 0258-2279

DOI - 10.4102/lit.v9i3.851

Subject(s) - theme (computing) , spartan , elegiac , literature , politics , history , classics , art , political science , law , poetry , computer science , field programmable gate array , computer hardware , operating system

This article examines the surviving verse of Tyrtaeus of Sparta as Httérature engagée, and thus pursues the theme of a similar article on Solon of Athens (Literator 9(2), 1988:1-16). The Spartan poet used the elegiac form for two main purposes: (1.) the encouragement of Spartan soldiers in their struggle against the Messenians (parainesis), and (2.) the analysis of socio-political problems in Sparta

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